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David In Islam
Dāwūd, or David, is considered a prophet and messenger of Allah (God) in Islam, as well as a righteous, divinely anointed king of the United Kingdom of Israel. Additionally, Muslims also revere David for receiving the divine revelation of the Zabur. Dawud is considered one of the most important people in Islam. Mentioned sixteen times in the Quran, David appears in the Islamic scripture as a link in the chain of prophets who preceded Muhammad. Although he is not usually considered one of the "law-giving" prophets ('' ulū al-ʿazm''), "he is far from a marginal figure" in Islamic thought. In later Islamic traditions, he is praised for his rigor in prayer and fasting. He is also presented as the prototypical just ruler and as a symbol of God's authority on earth, having been at once a king and a prophet. David is particularly important to the religious architecture of Islamic Jerusalem. Dawud is known as biblical David who was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prophets And Messengers In Islam
Prophets in Islam () are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God in Islam, God's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets are categorized as messengers (; sing. , ), those who transmit Revelation, divine revelation, most of them through the interaction of an Islamic view of angels, angel. Muslims believe that many prophets existed, including many not mentioned in the Quran. The Quran states: "And for every community there is a messenger." Belief in the Islamic prophets is one of the Iman (concept)#The Six Articles of Faith, six articles of the Islamic faith. Muslims believe that the first prophet was also the first human being Adam in Islam, Adam, created by God. Many of the revelations delivered by the 48 prophets in Judaism and many prophets of Christianity are mentioned as such in the Quran with the Arabic versions of their names; for example, the Jewish Elisha is called Elisha in Islam, Alyasa', Job (biblical figure), Job is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saba (surah)
Saba’ (, ) is the 34th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 54 verses ('' āyāt''). It discusses the lives of Solomon and David, a story about the people of Sheba, challenges and warnings against the disbelievers as well as the promises related to the Day of Judgment. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the asbāb al-nuzūl "circumstances of revelation", it is an earlier Meccan surah, which means it was revealed in Mecca instead of later in Medina. Summary The chapter begins with the phrase ''Alhamdulillah'' ("Praise be to God"), one of five chapters to do so; the others are Al Fātiḥah, Al-An'am, Al-Kahf and Fatir. The first two verses assert God's praiseworthiness and omnipotence. The following verses (3–9) criticized the disbelievers for their rejection of the resurrection, the Day of Judgement and of Muhammad's message. The ninth verse also mentions the orderliness of the universe as evidence of God's omnipotence. The following verses (10–14) briefly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulul-‘Azm
This is a list of things mentioned in the Quran. This list makes use of ISO 233 for the Romanization of Arabic words. Theological * Allāh (" God") ** Names and attributes of Allah found in the Quran Angels '' Malāʾikah'' (, Angels): * Angels of Hell ** Mālik (Guardian) ** '' Zabāniyah'' (Angels of punishment) * Bearers of the Throne * Harut and Marut * ''Kirāman Kātibīn'' (, Honourable Scribes) * Isma'il, not to be confused with the Prophet Isma'il (guardian of the first heaven) Archangels Archangels: * Jibrīl (Gabriel, chief) ** '' Ar-Rūḥ'' (), *** ''Ar-Rūḥ al-Amīn'' (, The Trustworthy Spirit) *** ''Ar-Rūḥ al-Qudus'' (, The Holy Spirit) * Angel of the Trumpet ( Isrāfīl or Raphael) * '' Malakul-Mawt'' (, Angel of Death) * Mika'il (Michael) Jinn ''Jinn'': * '' ʿIfrīt'' (27:39) * '' Jann'' * '' Qarīn'' (43:36–38; 50:23–27) Devils '' Shayāṭīn'' (, Demons or Devils): * Iblīs '' ash-Shayṭān'' (the (chief) Devil) (11 times) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad In Islam
In Islam, Muhammad () is venerated as the Seal of the Prophets who transmitted the Quran, eternal word of God () from the Angels in Islam, angel Gabriel () to humans and jinn. Muslims believe that the Quran, the central religious text of Islam, was revealed to Muhammad by God in Islam, God, and that Muhammad was sent to guide people to Islam, which is believed not to be a separate religion, but the tahrif, unaltered Fitra, original faith of mankind (), and believed to have been shared by Prophets and messengers in Islam, previous prophets including Adam in Islam, Adam, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, and Jesus in Islam, Jesus. The religious, social, and political tenets that Muhammad established with the Quran became the foundation of Islam and the Muslim world. According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad was sent to the Arabic community to deliver them from their immorality. Receiving his first Revelation#Islam, revelation at age 40 in a cave called Cave of Hir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which consist of individual verses ('). Besides its religious significance, it is widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic literature, and has significantly influenced the Arabic, Arabic language. It is the object of a modern field of academic research known as Quranic studies. Muslims believe the Quran was orally revealed by God to the final Islamic Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad through the Angel#Islam, angel Gabriel#Islam, Gabriel incrementally over a period of some 23 years, beginning on the Night of Power, Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as Muhammad's most important Islamic view of miracles, miracle, a proof of his prophet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brill Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers () is a Dutch international academic publisher of books, academic journals, and Bibliographic database, databases founded in 1683, making it one of the oldest publishing houses in the Netherlands. Founded in the South Holland city of Leiden, it maintains its headquarters there, while also operating offices in Boston, Paderborn, Vienna, Singapore, and Beijing. Since 1896, Brill has been a public limited company (). Brill is especially known for its work in subject areas such as Oriental studies, classics, religious studies, Jewish studies, Islamic studies, Asian studies, international law, and human rights. The publisher offers traditional print books, academic journals, primary source materials online, and publications on microform. In recent decades, Brill has expanded to Electronic publishing, digital publishing with ebooks and online resources including databases and specialty collections varying by discipline. History Founding by Luchtmans, 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiden
Leiden ( ; ; in English language, English and Archaism, archaic Dutch language, Dutch also Leyden) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046 (31 January 2023), but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 215,602 inhabitants. The Statistics Netherlands, Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) further includes Katwijk in the agglomeration which makes the total population of the Leiden urban agglomeration 282,207 and in the larger Leiden urban area also Teylingen, Noordwijk, and Noordwijkerhout are included with in total 365,913 inhabitants. Leiden is located on the Oude Rijn (Utrecht and South Holland), Oude Rijn, at a distance of some from The Hague to its south and some from Amsterdam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopaedia Of The Qurʾān
The ''Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān'' (abbreviated ''EQ'') is an encyclopedia dedicated to Quranic Studies edited by Islamic scholar Jane Dammen McAuliffe, and published by Brill Publishers.Promotion text by Brill: "Drawing upon a rich scholarly heritage, Brill's ''Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān'' (''EQ'') combines alphabetically arranged articles about the contents of the Qur'ān. It is an encyclopaedic dictionary of qur'ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'ānic studies.''Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān'' at Brill publishers/ref> It was published in five volumes during 2001-2006: * Vol. I: A-D (publication year 2001) * Vol. II: E-I (2002) * Vol. III: J-O (2003) * Vol. IV: P-Sh (2004) * Vol. V: Si-Z (2006) * Index Vol. (2006) See also * ''Encyclopaedia of Islam The ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'' (''EI'') is a reference work that facilitates the Islamic studies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allah
Allah ( ; , ) is an Arabic term for God, specifically the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham. Outside of the Middle East, it is principally associated with God in Islam, Islam (in which it is also considered the proper name), although the term was used in pre-Islamic Arabia and continues to be used today by Arabic-speaking adherents of any of the Abrahamic religions, including God in Judaism, Judaism and God in Christianity, Christianity. It is thought to be derived by contraction from ''Arabic definite article, al-Ilah, ilāh'' (, ) and is linguistically related to God's names in other Semitic languages, such as Aramaic ( ) and Hebrew language, Hebrew ( ). The word "Allah" now conveys the superiority or sole existence of Monotheism, one God, but among the Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia#Role of Allah, pre-Islamic Arabs, Creator deity, Allah was a supreme deity and was worshipped alongside lesser deities in a Pantheon (religion), pantheon. Many Jews, Christians, and ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase (), which is translated as " House of David" by most scholars. The Mesha Stele, erected by King Mesha of Moab in the 9th century BCE, may also refer to the "House of David", although this is disputed. According to Jewish works such as the '' Seder Olam Rabbah'', '' Seder Olam Zutta'', and '' Sefer ha-Qabbalah'' (all written over a thousand years later), David ascended the throne as the king of Judah in 885 BCE. Apart from this, all that is known of David comes from biblical literature, the historicity of which has been extensively challenged,Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel; by Isaac Kalimi; page 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talut
Talut () is a divinely appointed king mentioned in the Quran traditionally identified with the Israelite king Saul, as he is stated to be the ''Malik'' () of Bani Israel. Name The name ''Mansoor'' (منصور) has an uncertain etymology. Unlike most other figures found in both the Hebrew Bible and the Quran, the Arabic name is not similar to the Hebrew name (). According to Muslim exegetes, Talut means "tall" and refers to the extraordinary stature of Saul, which would be consistent with the Biblical account.Leaman, Oliver, ''The Quran, An Encyclopedia'', 2006, p.638. In explanation of the name, exegetes such as the 11th-century scholar Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi hold that at this time, the future king of Israel was to be recognized by his height; Samuel set up a measure, but no person in Israel reached the sufficient height except for Saul. The name is also similar to the name of Goliath () in the Quran. Narrative in the Quran After the time of Musa (Moses), the Israelites bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabur
Zabur () is, according to Islam, the holy book of Dawud (David in Islam), one of the Islamic holy books, holy books revealed by Allah before the Quran, alongside others such as the ''Torah in Islam, Tawrāh (Torah)'' and the Gospel in Islam, Injīl (Gospel). Muslim tradition maintains that the Zabur mentioned in the Quran is the Psalms of Dawud (David in Islam). The Christian monks and ascetics of pre-Islamic Arabia may be associated in Arabic poetry#Pre-Islamic poetry, pre-Islamic Arabic poetry with texts called ''mazmour'', which in other contexts may refer to Ancient South Arabian script, palm leaf documents. This has been interpreted by some as referring to psalters. Among many Christians in the Christianity in the Middle East, Middle East and in Christianity in India, South Asia, the word ''mazmour'' (Hindustani language, Hindustani (Nastaʿlīq), (Devanagari)) is used for the Psalms of David in the Hebrew Bible. Etymology The Arabic word wiktionary:زبور, means "bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
